abjection
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ʃən noun
1.
the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible.
2.
the act of humiliating.
3.
Mycology. the release of spores by a fungus.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English abjectioun (< Middle French) < Latin abjectiōn-, stem of abjectiō casting away, equivalent to abject(us) (see abject) + -iōn- -ion; or ab- + (e)jection
1375–1425; late Middle English abjectioun (< Middle French) < Latin abjectiōn-, stem of abjectiō casting away, equivalent to abject(us) (see abject) + -iōn- -ion; or ab- + (e)jection
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abject (ˈæbdʒɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | utterly wretched or hopeless |
| 2. | miserable; forlorn; dejected |
| 3. | indicating humiliation; submissive: an abject apology |
| 4. | contemptible; despicable; servile: an abject liar |
| [C14: (in the sense: rejected, cast out): from Latin abjectus thrown or cast away, from abjicere, from ab- away + jacere to throw] | |
| ab'jection | |
| —n | |
| 'abjectly | |
| —adv | |
| 'abjectness | |
| —n | |
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